Frederick George Allenby

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63864
• Immigration: 1867, , Ontario, Canada
• Historic Building: CA 1870, 65 Concession St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Solicitor
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lawyer
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lawyer
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; lawyer

Notes:

A lawyer from England and Toronto he came to Galt to help settle the Absalom Shade estate. He donated land for Lincoln Park in the east side of Galt naming it after his home in England where he returned to in 1904.

Historic Building:
65 CONCESSION ST.

Research indicates that the house was built circa 1870 by Fred Allenby, a prominent Galt lawyer. Mr. Allenby retired in 1904 and died in England in 1910. The house passed to his daughter, Ruth, who married William Philip on September 18, 1900. It appears that Ruth and William lived in the house from at least the early 1900's. William was born in Fergus and came to Galt in 1899 as manager of the Galt branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada. William took over as manager of the Galt branch of the Royal Bank of Canada in 1909 and remained there until he retired in February 1934. Ruth died in 1932. William was appointed as a member of the Grand River Conservation Authority in 1934 and served on the commission for 20 years, 18 of them as chairman. He was also a director of the Gore Mutual Insurance Co. from 1933 to 1964, served as president of the company and in 1961 was chairman of the board. He died on April 6, 1964. One report says that Mr. Philip lived in the house until his death at the age of 93. Another source says that he died in Marsdale Manor. Research did not turn up any conclusive evidence either way but the latter information seems more likely since the occupant of the house after the mid-1950's is listed as William A. Philip, one William and Ruth's four sons. William A. lived in the house until 1971 when he sold it to John C. Heutinck, the proprietor of Heutinck Nursing Home, later called Hilltop Manor Nursing Home, 42 Elliott St. The nursing home, is still (2004) listed as the owner of the property. The house appears to have been used as a residence by Mr. Heutinck and his wife, Margaret, until the early to mid-1990's after which it was uninhabited.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Prepared by Jim Quantrell Archivist City of Cambridge Archives July 8, 2004

Frederick — Betsy Ann Collis. Betsy was born 17 Feb 1836, , England; died 2 Sep 1903, Park Cottage, Little Park, Enfield, , Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Frederick — Sussie Cossin. Sussie was born 1840; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Ruth Armitage Philip
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104709
• Immigration: 1879, , Canada
• Immigration: 1880, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Notes:

Death:
Tombstone Reads 18 Jan 1932

Ruth married William A. Philip 18 Sep 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of James Philip and Mary) was born 11 Feb 1873, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Apr 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106994
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1964, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-209211
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Tombstone Reads 17 Mar 1903

Other Events:

• Name: F. G. A. Philip
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-209212
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1964, London, England

Other Events:

• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174063
• Residence: 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

CPL. PRIOR ALLENBY PHILIP

"Smokey" was born in Galt at a very early age and we suspect that most of his younger days there were spent in practising sleight-of-hand. From Galt Collegiate Institute he came to the College in the fall of '29 to take the "long course". He soon showed us that besides being an authority on "spaghetti. Italian style", and economics, he is an outstanding athlete. Captain of golf and track teams, along with basketball and two years of First Team rugby have taken up considerable of his time, to say nothing of his feats on the billiard table which have always been a source of amazement, even to himself. Crossed swords and layer's badge also show his ability in other work. He leaves us this spring to enter the insurance business and we have every confidence in his success.F. W. I.

R. M. C. Review Jun 1934

Military:
Grace Russ Scrapbooks vol.1 served in Germany vol.2 went overseas with RHLI of Hamilton August 1940 and returned to Canada March 1942; placed at advanced training centre before going back overseas; religion - Anglican vol.3 son of William Philip of Concession Street; born and schooled in Galt; attended RMC in Kingston